Tomball police arrest suspect in serial armed robberies

Published 1:02 pm, Friday, August 23, 2013

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Jefferey Burge (Tomball Police Department)

Jefferey Burge (Tomball Police Department)

Tomball police arrest suspect in serial armed robberies

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A suspect wanted in connection with a series of robberies in Tomball, Magnolia, and Montgomery County has been taken into custody by Tomball police, according to a press release from that police department.

Jefferey Burge was charged Aug. 21 with two counts of aggravated robbery by the Tomball Police Department, with other charges probable from Magnolia police and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Burge is accused holding up a Just Scrubs location in Tomball on Aug. 15, and the La Quinta Inn at 14000 Medical Complex Road on Aug. 19.

Police said witnesses told them that the subject entered the lobby area of the hotel, looked around, then brandished a knife and approached the front counter and demanded the money in the cash drawer. The suspect fled the scene in a maroon mid-sized SUV. At Just Scrubs, the suspect had used a black pistol.

He was caught on a surveillance camera at a Comfort Suites on Monday, but exited the hotel without robbing it.

Tomball police responded and determined that Burge had frequented several businesses in town prior to committing the robberies. Video surveillance was obtained of the suspect entering and exiting several area hotels.

An anonymous tipster called in to the Magnolia police department Aug. 20 to identify Burge after the Comfort Suites surveillance video aired on local TV. He was brought into custody late Tuesday evening.

Burge is currently in Harris County Jail on a motion to revoke probation warrant and two counts of aggravated robbery. According to the press release, the motions to revoke probation warrant is a no bond warrant and the bond is set at $60,000 for aggravated robbery$30,000 per charge.

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